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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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DAVID O. McKAY L- H. C.
FEB 2 51986
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Vol. 103 No. 7 Ricks College, Rexburg, ID 83440 Feb. 25,1986
When spring arrives in Idaho, so do potholes in the streets. Motorists, and
A sign of spring ^ are warned to watch for obstacles, say police officials.
West tries to dig out from storms
Nine days of avalanches, floods
and battering wind have killed 17
people in five states and Canada and
left scores homeless.
Preliminary estimates put the
damage in California, Nevada and
Utah near $ 100 million.
Twenty- four thousand people
from the towns of Linda and
Olivehurst Calif., were chased from
their homes last Thursday night
when rain- swollen water burst
through a crumbling levee. Some
people spent the night on rooftops
hoping for rescue.
California's Napa county counts
for.$ 60 million of it alone. Officials
say 20 percent of the fabled wine
region's vineyards have been
damaged.
In Utah, early damage reports are
near four million. Roads and
basements were damaged when the
Weber and Ogden rivers spilled over
their banks.
An avalanch dammed the Provo
River, diverting water that washed
away a section of U- 189.
The Nevada Highway Patrol clos­ed
all roads connecting Reno to
California because of mudslides,
washed out pavement or floods.
In Idaho, the Portneuf River at
Pocatello flooded fields and roads.
Despite being plagued by high
winds, Idaho has been comparitive-ly
free of weather- related disasters.
The KLCE radio antenna was
damaged last Tuesday, halting
broadcasts until Friday. The
transmitter is located near Atomic
City, Idaho, and serves an area
reaching from Jackson Hole Wyo.
to Logan, Utah.
Winds in Rexburg are reported to
have reached speeds of 54 mph last
Tuesday, according to the campus
weather service. The Idaho Falls Air­port
reported highs of 42 mph.
Idaho is warmer than normal
This winter is much warmer than
last year, according to weather
statistics.
Last January, the average max­imum
temperature was 22.3 degrees.
The average minimum was 10.8 and
the overall average temperature last
January was 12.1.
By contrast, the average max­imum
temperature this year in
January was 31.9, the minimum was
10.2 and the average was 21.5
degrees.
Ricks College meteorologist Lynn
Thompson said, " This winter is
warmer than normal by about 10
degrees Farenheit."
He explained that forecasting the
weather is very difficult, but the Na­tional
Oceanic and Atmospheric of­fice
says the maximum temperature
in March will be about 20 degrees
higher than normal.
" Since the average temperature
will be above normal, we'll have
more rainy days and less snow"
said Thompson.
Last February, there were 31 in­ches
of snow on campus, but this
February, there have only been 10
inches.
College buys
last residence
in campus area
The purchase of a corner residen­tial
lot at 2nd South and 1st West
streets, adjacent to Viking Football
Stadium, will mean additional park­ing
for football fans next fall.
Formerly owned by the Eulalia
Klingler family, the lot is the last
parcel of land making up the four-block-
square main campus not
previously owned by the college.
" We've been hoping to acquire
this property for several years"
said Rex Bennion, Ricks ad­ministrative
vice president. " It was
the last chunk left to square off the
campus."
The college is looking for so­meone
to either move the house off
its foundation or to level it for
salvage.
" The barn behind the house will
be moved intact" Bennion said.
Some of the large pine trees on the
property will be moved also and the
college hopes to landscape and pave
the area eventually. " The funding
to improve the lot is not available
this year, so we'll level and gravel
the lot for use this fall."
Parking has been at a premium
near the football stadium, according
. to Bennion, with some patrons hav-
S_ ing to park a block away.
o With the purchase. Ricks College
S now sits on 255 acres of which about
100 acres are farmed just south of
the campus. | The college also owns
120 acres three miles west of Rex­burg
and another 200 acres at
Badget Creek in Teton County, used
as an outdoor learning center in the
Teton Mountains.
INSIDE
Phillipine chaos
Ferdinand Marcos of the
Phillipines is faced with a
crisis as the U. S.
calls for him to step down.
Page 2.
Dragging Main St.
The procession along main
street is best explained by
social scientists. Page 12.
Vikings gear up
Both the men's and
women's basketball teams
prepare for CSI this weekend.
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